Lagginhorn Climber's Log

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Jani Kolehmainen

Jani Kolehmainen - Jul 25, 2007 2:24 am Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2007

Route climbed: Normal route  Sucess!

Quite exceptional snow conditions this year I understand. Made it from Weissmieshütte in 6h40m. Nice and easy route with enjoyable climbing.

Griffiths

Griffiths - Jul 2, 2007 12:58 pm Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2004

Normal Route  Sucess!

Summit in good weather - scramble was fun

edderkoppen

edderkoppen - Jun 30, 2007 12:19 pm Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2007

snow and ice  Sucess!

Went up there on my own June 30th. This was an ice and snow climb from about 3500. Not to be underestimated as a "hike" during summer. Maybe at end of summer..or some years with less than normal snow. Nice and quite exposed summit. Talked to some British climbers who also felt it WAS harder than they had imagined..

gogo

gogo - Jan 6, 2007 3:38 pm

W ridge  Sucess!

My first "4000"... Got to the top but seen nothing at all... fog/clouds and a little of snow, surely with a different weather it would have been better...

Andrew Hagen

Andrew Hagen - Oct 2, 2006 4:18 pm Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2006

W ridge  Sucess!

Climbed a little late in the day (because we started at Almagellerhutte and did Weissmies first). Didn't need crampons to get up (so it's true what they say), but used them on the way down because it was just so slippery!

JanVanGenk

JanVanGenk - Sep 25, 2006 4:39 pm Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2006

Normal route  Sucess!

Alone all the way up and down, except of four climbers I met near the summit. Rather demanding scrambling at some places, I deviated from the (original) route a couple of times. Spent about 40 minutes alone at the summit enjoying the views around!

Eelconl

Eelconl - Sep 6, 2006 11:16 am Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2006

Solo bij bike and hike  Sucess!

The day before I started with my mountainbike from Brig to Saas Almagell where I slepped. The next morning I started by bike again to Kreuzboden, where I hide it. From here I hiked up to the top and all the way back to Brig again

Erik Van Genechten

Erik Van Genechten - Sep 4, 2006 7:36 pm Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2006

One 4000er less to go  Sucess!

We opened the route for the summer. And it took us a lot of sweat too. Still lot's of snow, and not the hard kind that we all wished for. It took us a gruelling 13 hours to go up and back. But we made it, all seven of us in two cordees. Started of with good weather, but ended up in a snowstorm on our way down. A good choice for your first 4000er.

schmid_th

schmid_th - Sep 4, 2006 2:31 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2004

Cold and windy!  Sucess!

Together with 4 friends we made the west ridge it was cold and windy - but nice to climb. We climbed the complete ridge in the rocks and needed no crampons.

siroco

siroco - Aug 8, 2006 9:48 pm Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2006

Normal route  Sucess!

Inhabituel pour l'été le Laggin recouvert de neige

Samuli Mansikka

Samuli Mansikka - Aug 4, 2006 9:22 am Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2006

Normal route  Sucess!

After traversing the Weissmies the previous day I climbed the Lagginhorn from the Weissmieshütte. A fun route almost entirely on rock. However there was plenty of compact snow on the steeper section near the summit.

Joerg Marretsch

Joerg Marretsch - Jul 9, 2006 11:00 am Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2006

West Ridge - Normal Route  Sucess!

Bad weather: Wind and snowfall - but successful.

joe_akeem

joe_akeem - Jun 29, 2006 10:20 am Date Climbed: Aug 8, 1996

Route Climbed: N-ridge

Did this on the Fletschhorn-Lagginhorn travers. Went down the normal route. Beautyful climb!

roadmountain

roadmountain - Sep 2, 2005 10:14 am

Route Climbed: north ridge Date Climbed: 31 july  Sucess!

It was my second tour and at the joch between Fletschhorn en Laginhorn I was very tired....it was a long way up from there but a beautiful route! It was a great moment when we where on the top with many clouds under us! the normal route is very easy! there was almost a path...

gert

gert - Aug 21, 2005 7:46 am

Route Climbed: Normal Route Date Climbed: 17.08.2005  Sucess!

Started at night in Saas Grund and made it in a very long daytrip - o.k. took the cablecar on the way down. Perfect conditions on that day!

bbirtle

bbirtle - Jul 25, 2005 7:23 pm

Route Climbed: Normal Route Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2005  Sucess!

A nice outing with two girls met on the cablecar on the way up (I was meaning to solo it). Was glad to have the company as the climb itself is quite boring, although not very long. Rope not even needed... more of a hike than a climb. I give it F+, not PD. Nice sunrise parorama over the Mischebel Range.

il.rocciatore

il.rocciatore - Jul 23, 2005 5:43 am

Route Climbed: North Ridge / South Ridge Date Climbed: july 2005 / august 2011  Sucess!

2005: We made a very good time to the base of the North Ridge and the weather was stable. A chance of a lifetime to complete the traverse with Fletschhorn. But difficulties starts here. It takes some time to become comfortable climbing on crampons in a running belay at this height. Happily there was a party before us to show the right way, which made things a little easier :o) Reached the summit at 10 o'clock.

2011: Climbed the South Rige from the Lagginjoch in difficult conditions. Cold, wind and ice made it a hard climb, which lasted a lot longer than indicated by the topo guide. Nevertheless made it to the summit, smooth descent via normal route.

jdh99 - Jul 18, 2005 1:06 pm

Route Climbed: W Ridge Date Climbed: August 2004  Sucess!

Perfect conditions. A recommended introduction to the 4000ers. Missed the lift down!

LS

LS - Jul 17, 2005 2:55 am

Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: 02 Aug 2003  Sucess!

A late start (12 AM) but it was no more than 2 hour easy going to the summit (yes, I cheated by taking the lift)

erik_ravenstijn

erik_ravenstijn - Mar 12, 2005 4:31 pm

Route Climbed: Normal, west ridge Date Climbed: 25 july 2004  Sucess!

Beautifaul panoramas on surrounding mountains. Unfortanetly we were on the summit just at 2.30 pm, so that we couldn't catch the last cable car and had to hike all the way down to the valley.

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